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Emergency waiting times: official figures grossly underestimate reality – college
Truth about ED delays is masked by NHS England’s counting method, claims RCEM
2020 Year of the Nurse and Midwife ‘our chance to jump-start a new way to see nursing’
International Council of Nurses reveals how it will promote the profession
Differing medical record systems between NHS trusts ‘risk the safety of patients’
Study in England reveals 21 systems that fail to share information effectively
Patient safety: over-reliance on temporary nurses heightens risk of ward deaths
Southampton study points to importance of overall make-up of staff
Award-winning app slashes nursing student dropout rate
University’s scheme helps tutors identify placement issues at an early stage
‘Ministers must scrap cruel healthcare surcharge overseas nurses are forced to pay’
RCN urges next UK government to promise an end to the immigration health surcharge for nurses
Evidence and Practice
Recognition and management of autonomic dysreflexia in patients with spinal cord injury
It is important that ENs are aware of the symptoms and management of autonomic dysreflexia
How safe staffing can improve emergency nursing: time to cut the Gordian knot
Exploring the effects of fatigue, workplace bullying, moral distress and inadequate staffing
Decompression sickness: a guide for emergency nurses
ENs have an essential role in recognising and initially treating patients experiencing DCS
Screening for sepsis: SIRS or qSOFA? A literature review
Evidence from this article led to the creation of a screening tool developed by the author
Assessment and management of patients with tibial plateau fractures in EDs
Such fractures are a common presentation in EDs, yet diagnosis is not always obvious
Emergency healthcare for women who experience intimate partner violence: part 1
This integrative review is the first of a two-part series about intimate partner violence
Features
Meet one of the fastest improving emergency department services in the UK
With EDs under increasing pressure, one department has been singled out for its progress
Boost your specialty and profile by entering the RCNi Nurse Awards 2020
Nominate yourself or a colleague for these prestigious nursing awards
Nurses use video link to keep older people out of hospital
Link enables nurses to triage people in care and nursing homes, reducing hospital admissions
Sepsis: what you need to know
Around 44,000 people a year die from the 'silent killer'. What can nurses do?
Nurse leads project to help young people at risk of knife crime
ED sister is behind a project to teach life-saving skills to young people at risk of violence
Preparing staff for the sudden death of a child in the emergency department
A study day and guidance have given staff the skills to cope with sudden child death
Opinion
General election 2019: NHS needs commitment from the new government
A review of the structure of healthcare education and provision should be a priority
Emergency nurses can learn from trust’s implementation of point of care testing
Empowering healthcare staff to use POCT is beneficial to staff and patients
NMC’s new standards strengthen links between theory and practice
New standards on skills and knowledge required by the next generation of nurses are welcome
Students
Mental health and adult nursing, plus the pace of emergency care – this role has it all
A dual-registration newly qualified nurse reflects on what she has learned in her first year
The call you never want to get in emergency nursing
A newly qualified nurse describes the emotions and impact of a paediatric crash call
Leading on a cardiac arrest made me confident in giving CPR
Aiding a woman after a heart attack made a student more confident in handling emergencies
Careers
Award-winning advanced practitioner on working for an ambulance service
Innovations by North West Ambulance Service's Craig Hayden led to a silver CNO award
Paediatric emergency unit sister
Emily Jones says all experiences at work, good and bad, will make you a better nurse
Emergency nurse appointed to medical college committee
April McKay on why emergency nursing inspires her so much